This week I had an interesting conversation where the commentary on Halloween was that it was getting spiritually darker.  The comment caught me a little because as far as I could tell, halloween was actually becoming less about goblins and ghosts and more about candy and fun.  I must admit it reminded me a lot [...]

So, today is Thanksgiving Monday here in Canada and I find myself sitting at my desk reading some of the news when I came across an article in the Globe and Mail.  It seems that an extreme conservative group in the states feels that the Bible is too liberal and that it needs to be [...]

So I’ve recently moved to the downtown core of the city and it’s great! I love the energy and excitement of living downtown, of the different types of people that are around here but there are a few things I am noticing about what it takes to live here.
The first, you need [...]

Well, I’ve officially moved into my new apartment and today was the first real evening I got to spend in it.  I went to the local grocery store and while milling about buying random things like clover, raisins and brown sugar I couldn’t help but feel like I had finally become the urbanite I’ve heard [...]

Well, we’ve finished our first series at theadvance and after 9 months of preparing for it I’m not sure how I feel to have it finished so quickly.  I’ve been blown away by the response people have had to it and am very thankful for the encouraging words.  In thinking about the series there are [...]